Date: April 9th, 2004
Article by: Nathan Glentworth (Owner, Head Editor & Hardware Reviewer)
Product was donated by: Chaintech USA
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CORPORATE PROFILE (From Chaintech)

Welcome to Chaintech, the fastest growing motherboard, graphic card, and IA manufacturer in the world! While global tech sales have steadily decreased over the past year, Chaintech has had an astonishing growth of 23% in second half over first half of 2002. What makes Chaintech so distinguished? In the past 17 years, Chaintech has devoted to develop the most innovative and customer-oriented products based on our most professional and experienced R&D team. Pioneered by our R&D team, everyone in Chaintech faces the dynamic and exhilarating IT market with alertness and global view. We work based on the principle of keeping everything the most up-to-date. Year 2002, Chaintech has won the battle in the retail market by introducing APOGEE and ZENITH series motherboards which highly impressed worldwide media and end users. Continued with the splendid start of 2002, Chaintech will bring you more surprises and uniqueness in 2003 and carry out the idealism of "affordable technology!"

PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

Until today, most of the mainstream focused videocards that have passed through our testing labs have been a little on the bland side with function take precedent of form. To most mainstream users, this does make perfect sense seeing they are looking for a decent performing videocard to install in their normal everyday computer.

Today I will be reviewing a videocard that indeed does follow that basic trend, but, adds a couple of interesting features such as excellent cooling, DDR2 memory and down right awesome aesthetics. As you can see by the above photo, this is no "run-of-the-mill" mainstream videocard.

If you haven't seen a videocard that blurs the defining line between mainstream and enthusiast, look no further....